New from 404 Media: companies are deliberately making Claude and Codex talk like cavemen because it can curb the skyrocketing cost of AI. The 'caveman' plugin keeps LLM answers very, very brief. Got leaked memo showing it's being used; OpenAI dev contributed code too www.404media.co/companies-ar...
A question we can ask every year! @sophurky.bsky.social talks to physicists about Majorana 2, Trump's EO, and seeing Jesus in your toast. Gift link: bit.ly/4v3kedO
A hands-on walkthrough of a hybrid local-cloud workflow using Gemma 4 and GPT-5.4, with reasoning and structured outputs The post Stop Choosing Between Local and Cloud LLMs: A Fiel...
Official support for Windows 10 has ended, and its security certificates are expiring. Your system is at risk, and Microsoft wants you to upgrade. But an extra year of extended support can grant you some extra time.
Schneider Electric agrees to buy industrial AI company Cognite in a $3.1B all-cash deal, and plans to combine Cognite with its industrial software company Aveva (Frank Connelly/Bloomberg)
How does one secure and audit MCP operations? Read my latest post to find out. Learn how to secure #Salesforce Hosted MCP Servers from authentication, authorization, permission controls, and logging. developer.salesforce.com/blogs/2026/0...
Join me at 1pm ET to talk about practical workflows for detection and response. Attacks are changing and we need to change our tactics too. dr-resources.darkreading.com/free/w_rapj26/
OT/ICS Cybersecurity Career Roadmap: Breaking Down the 7 Specializations That Will Define Critical Infrastructure Defense + Video
Introduction The convergence of operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) has created a critical skills gap in industrial cybersecurity, with…
While Nero plays the fiddle-
A key Department of Homeland Security information-sharing database was accessed by an unknown threat actor in recent weeks, potentially exposing sensitive data exchanged between federal, state, local and industry partners, according to two people familiar with the matter
A bot's code got rejected from matplotlib, so it wrote a hit piece on the human who rejected it — and no one could find the person behind it. 'Proof of personhood' is one proposed fix -- but can it be done without a checkpointed internet?
OpenAI unveils Genebench-Pro, a new benchmark with 10 real-world genomics case studies. It pushes AI models to solve complex genetic and clinical problems, demanding precise analysis.
Hundreds of contractors used dummy under-18 accounts to probe ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI with safety-evasion prompts and logged replies without the targets’ knowledge.
OpenAI's bug hunt: Engineers used 'epidemiology' to find an 18-year-old GNU libunwind flaw and a hardware issue causing crashes in their data infrastructure.
Google rolls out Nano Banana 2 Lite for rapid image generation and Gemini Omni Flash for high-quality video editing, enhancing developer capabilities in generative AI.
Yesterday, a message appeared on DCHA computers claiming attackers accessed sensitive information and threatened to release it within 72 hours, according to a screenshot shared with us.
The allegations have not been independently verified, but DCHA is working to restore operations. Full story:
"More than 200 insurance leaders gathered at Earnix’s North American headquarters for the introduction of Earnix AIOS, the launch of its first Customer Advisory Board, and a keynote from Professor Kevin Fong on high-stakes decision-making BOSTON — Earnix, the first AI…"
Meta releases version two of its brain-computer interface that can turn thoughts into keypresses — non-invasive magnetoencephalography scanner can measure changes in brain activity
Source: OpenAI engineers earlier this month told some colleagues they had figured out a way to more than halve the cost of inference (Stephanie Palazzolo/The Information)
Validin upgraded its data pipeline to catch short-lived infrastructure, moved key DNS scans to daily, and added Bulk Search to enrich up to 1,000 indicators. Threat Profiles were redesigned for faster analysis. #Validin#DNS#BulkSearch
Microsoft has disrupted StegoAd, a malicious browser extension campaign that affected up to 2.6 million users with hidden payloads, delayed execution and steganography.
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A study of 22K US companies shows those spending most heavily on AI are adding workers faster than peers, but most gains are among tech companies and startups (Financial Times)
ESMO GI 2026: Unlocking the Power of Oncology Data with AI and Cybersecurity + Video
Introduction The European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Gastrointestinal Cancers 2026 conference (ESMOGI26) serves as a pivotal gathering for oncologists, researchers, and data scientists to present…
JSP webshells being dropped on unpatched PTC Windchill instances
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a vulnerability (CVE-2026-12569) in Windchill and FlexPLM, two product lifecycle management software platforms developed by PTC, to its Known Expl… #hackernews#news
The initiatives coincide with public debates about South Korean chipmakers’ huge profits during the AI boom, as well as proposals by policymakers to distribute that excess wealth.
"OpenAI applied the new optimizations to ChatGPT, specifically for visitors who don't have an account. The number of Nvidia GPUs needed to serve those users dropped to just a few hundred"
EDR Black Box No More: How LLMs Are Democratizing Evasion and Reshaping Endpoint Security + Video
Introduction For years, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions have been perceived as impenetrable black boxes—observing, correlating, and detecting while attackers operated in the dark,…
Anthropic PBC is releasing new software aimed at helping scientists automate research, reducing some tedious aspects of the work.Read here financialpost.com/technology/a...
I've had fascinating discussions over the past week with CISOs and security leaders about how they vary which AI model to use--and they use multiple models--depending on the complexity of the work to save on cost and time.
Claude Sonnet 5 costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens through August 31, after which prices rise to $3 and $15, respectively (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)
Mastering Digital Forensics and Incident Response: The Ultimate Threat Hunting Training for 2026 + Video
Introduction: In an era where cyber adversaries are increasingly sophisticated, the ability to swiftly detect, analyze, and respond to security incidents has become paramount for organizations…
Meta hired hundreds of contractors who posed as teens to secretly test ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI on topics like suicide, sex, and drugs. The project was active as of April 2026. Meta calls it safety testing. Others might call it something else entirely.
After a dramatic ban on Anthropic’s AI for foreign use, which sent shockwaves across the tech industry, the US government has partially eased restrictions on Anthropic's advanced Mythos 5 model following negotiations aimed at strengthening cybersecurity safeguards.
If you've been wondering about the NIST's reduction in CVE enrichment and the effects the shift has had since it was implemented two months ago, the folks at Volerion analyzed more than 13,000 CVEs published to the NVD and found some concerning trends. www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilit...
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Event tomorrow!
Join CSIS Strategic Technologies Program's Dep. Director Lauryn Williams and Adjunct Fellow Carol Kuntz tomorrow, July 1, for a discussion on the growing role of artificial intelligence in cyber defense.
I think my favorite line is from the customer impact section: “Some customers may have experienced unscheduled collaborative compute with external parties.” 💀
A large number of GPT-5.6 hands-on tests have leaked: it may debut this Thursday
OpenAI's kindle-alpha and GPT-Bidi-1 are nearly here. Here's what the leaks, routing logs, and early demos actually tell us — and what's still speculation. #gpt#hackernews#openai
The White House mandated that federal agencies transition to quantum-safe cryptography by 2031 to counter adversary data harvesting. In ClearanceJobs, Doc McConnell explains why cryptographic transparency & supplier evidence are the core requirements for meeting the deadline. https://bit.ly/4oPqvIB
Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash. How to try them now
Google has some new AI tools for users to mess around with. The company announced in a blog post on Tuesday that Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash are now available. These are a couple of new toys that live within…
Google shuts down the Tenor API, affecting GIF pickers on platforms like Discord, WhatsApp, and Bluesky; Nikita Bier says X has migrated elsewhere (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
I ask again, where are all the techno-optimists who breathlessly warned about bureaucrats impeding progress and equated AI deceleration with murder? Isn't the Anthropic ban *exactly* the kind of red line they swore to oppose? What happened?
Also Anthropic horked their API for Sonnet 5, not bothering to update their documentation when doing so
I’m really thinking about just giving Anthropic users a refund of their full purchase price, no provider causes as much trouble as whatever PM!Claude does to itself
Avoid Installing These Specific Android Apps Right Now – Uninstall If you have any of these Apps.
Google’s Android Feature Drop added better scam protection, but dangerous apps are still flooding the Play Store and third-party app stores sources. In this updated guide, I name specific apps and app…
Daily Tech Headlines for Tuesday June 30, 2026 with Robb Dunewood
Supreme Court Rules Search Warrant Required for Geofence Location Data
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